diff --git a/.changelog/3252.txt b/.changelog/3252.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e155446c253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3252.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+container: added `node_pool.upgrade_settings` (TPG only)
+```
+```release-note:enhancement
+container: updated `node_pool.upgrade_settings` to read defaults from API (TPGB only)
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_container_node_pool.go b/google/resource_container_node_pool.go
index d8a6c493b9f..677adb7dc21 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_node_pool.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_node_pool.go
@@ -103,6 +103,28 @@ var schemaNodePool = map[string]*schema.Schema{
 		Computed: true,
 	},
 
+	"upgrade_settings": {
+		Type:     schema.TypeList,
+		Optional: true,
+		Computed: true,
+		MaxItems: 1,
+		Elem: &schema.Resource{
+			Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+				"max_surge": {
+					Type:         schema.TypeInt,
+					Required:     true,
+					ValidateFunc: validation.IntAtLeast(0),
+				},
+
+				"max_unavailable": {
+					Type:         schema.TypeInt,
+					Required:     true,
+					ValidateFunc: validation.IntAtLeast(0),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+
 	"initial_node_count": {
 		Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 		Optional: true,
@@ -515,6 +537,19 @@ func expandNodePool(d *schema.ResourceData, prefix string) (*containerBeta.NodeP
 		}
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk(prefix + "upgrade_settings"); ok {
+		upgradeSettingsConfig := v.([]interface{})[0].(map[string]interface{})
+		np.UpgradeSettings = &containerBeta.UpgradeSettings{}
+
+		if v, ok := upgradeSettingsConfig["max_surge"]; ok {
+			np.UpgradeSettings.MaxSurge = int64(v.(int))
+		}
+
+		if v, ok := upgradeSettingsConfig["max_unavailable"]; ok {
+			np.UpgradeSettings.MaxUnavailable = int64(v.(int))
+		}
+	}
+
 	return np, nil
 }
 
@@ -569,6 +604,17 @@ func flattenNodePool(d *schema.ResourceData, config *Config, np *containerBeta.N
 		},
 	}
 
+	if np.UpgradeSettings != nil {
+		nodePool["upgrade_settings"] = []map[string]interface{}{
+			{
+				"max_surge":       np.UpgradeSettings.MaxSurge,
+				"max_unavailable": np.UpgradeSettings.MaxUnavailable,
+			},
+		}
+	} else {
+		delete(nodePool, "upgrade_settings")
+	}
+
 	return nodePool, nil
 }
 
@@ -761,6 +807,39 @@ func nodePoolUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}, nodePoolInfo *Node
 		}
 	}
 
+	if d.HasChange(prefix + "upgrade_settings") {
+		upgradeSettings := &containerBeta.UpgradeSettings{}
+		if v, ok := d.GetOk(prefix + "upgrade_settings"); ok {
+			upgradeSettingsConfig := v.([]interface{})[0].(map[string]interface{})
+			upgradeSettings.MaxSurge = int64(upgradeSettingsConfig["max_surge"].(int))
+			upgradeSettings.MaxUnavailable = int64(upgradeSettingsConfig["max_unavailable"].(int))
+		}
+		req := &containerBeta.UpdateNodePoolRequest{
+			UpgradeSettings: upgradeSettings,
+		}
+		updateF := func() error {
+			op, err := config.clientContainerBeta.Projects.Locations.Clusters.NodePools.Update(nodePoolInfo.fullyQualifiedName(name), req).Do()
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Wait until it's updated
+			return containerOperationWait(config, op, nodePoolInfo.project, nodePoolInfo.location, "updating GKE node pool upgrade settings", timeoutInMinutes)
+		}
+
+		// Call update serially.
+		if err := lockedCall(lockKey, updateF); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("[INFO] Updated upgrade settings in Node Pool %s", name)
+
+		if prefix == "" {
+			d.SetPartial("upgrade_settings")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go b/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
index fa5a7381ac1..69073a8ff38 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package google
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/acctest"
@@ -138,6 +139,56 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_withNodeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccContainerNodePool_withUpgradeSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cluster := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-cluster-%s", acctest.RandString(10))
+	np := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-np-%s", acctest.RandString(10))
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckContainerClusterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_withUpgradeSettings(cluster, np, 2, 3),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.with_upgrade_settings",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_withUpgradeSettings(cluster, np, 1, 1),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.with_upgrade_settings",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccContainerNodePool_withInvalidUpgradeSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cluster := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-cluster-%s", acctest.RandString(10))
+	np := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-np-%s", acctest.RandString(10))
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckContainerClusterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config:      testAccContainerNodePool_withUpgradeSettings(cluster, np, 0, 0),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`.?Max_surge and max_unavailable must not be negative and at least one of them must be greater than zero.*`),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccContainerNodePool_withGPU(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -922,6 +973,32 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "np_with_node_config" {
 `, cluster, nodePool)
 }
 
+func testAccContainerNodePool_withUpgradeSettings(clusterName string, nodePoolName string, maxSurge int, maxUnavailable int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+data "google_container_engine_versions" "central1" {
+  location = "us-central1"
+}
+
+resource "google_container_cluster" "cluster" {
+  name               = "%s"
+  location           = "us-central1"
+  initial_node_count = 1
+  min_master_version = "${data.google_container_engine_versions.central1.latest_master_version}"
+}
+
+resource "google_container_node_pool" "with_upgrade_settings" {
+  name = "%s"
+  location = "us-central1"
+  cluster = "${google_container_cluster.cluster.name}"
+  initial_node_count = 1
+  upgrade_settings {
+    max_surge = %d
+    max_unavailable = %d
+  }
+}
+`, clusterName, nodePoolName, maxSurge, maxUnavailable)
+}
+
 func testAccContainerNodePool_withGPU(cluster, np string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 data "google_container_engine_versions" "central1c" {